Slumdog success inspires the Proms to try a Bollywood flavour

For the first time in its 114-year history the Proms is to get a Bollywood flavour.

A day dedicated to Indian music entitled Indian Voices, which the BBC is billing as an 'all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza', will take place on August 16.

The Bollywood Prom at the Royal Albert Hall will be hosted by Indian TV star Shaan and will feature iconic dances from popular films.

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Audiences will be able to learn Bollywood dance moves in classes across the road in Kensington Gardens.

Organisers expect increased interest following the runaway success of the British film Slumdog Millionaire, which is set in Bombay.

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The day will also feature a concert showcasing north Indian classical singing as well as performances from a group from Kerala in the south. Proms director Roger Wright said the Bollywood Prom would celebrate the range of voices and music across India.

Other quirky offerings will include an orchestral piece written by drum and bass musician Goldie and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performing their reworking of the Sex Pistols' God Save The Queen.

But performances of traditional works will still be the mainstay of this year's Proms, which will run from July 17 to September 12 and feature a record 100 concerts.

The season will include the full set of Tchaikovsky's four piano concertos played by British pianist Stephen Hough, works by Purcell, Mendelssohn and Handel, and all 11 of Stravinsky's ballet pieces.

The Last Night, of course, will still include such flag-waving favourites as Land Of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem.

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